Spumoni Cookies
Chocolate and hazelnut + black cherry + pinenut and pistacho. Nothing better.
Ingredients
Dough
- 2 sticks butter softened
- 1 ½ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 t vanilla extract
- 2 ¾ cup all purpose flour
- 1 t baking soda
- ½ t baking powder
- ½ t salt
Chocolate Hazelnut Section
- 2 T unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 T hazelnuts chopped
- ¼ cup mini chocolate chips
Cherry Section
- 2 T flour
- ¼ cup black cherries chopped
- 6 drops red food coloring
Pistachio and Pine Nut Section
- 2 T pine nuts
- 2 T pistachios
- 6 drops green food coloring
Instructions
- Cream together the butter and sugar in a large bowl.
- Add the egg and vanilla. Combine.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until it is just combined. Separate the dough into 3 sections.
- To make the chocolate section - add the cocoa powder, hazelnuts, and chocolate chips to one section of the dough. Knead until well combined.
- To make the cherry section - add the flour, black cherries, and red food coloring to one section of the dough. Knead until well combined.
- To make the pistachio and pine nut section - add the pine nuts, pistachios, and green food coloring to one section of the dough. Knead well until combined.
- To form the cookie, roll one teaspoon of each 3 sections of the dough into a ball. Squish them together to form one big ball. These need to be chilled for one hour before baking, so place them on a dish you can fit in your fridge.
- Chill for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place the cookies on the baking sheet about 1 ½ inches apart. Bake for 13-15 minutes.